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<h1>Properties and Formatting dialog box: Layout </h1>
<p>The Layout section in the <span>Properties and Formatting dialog box 
 lets you choose how to format the layout of your document. Use the steps 
 and the options below to format your document. </span></p>
<p class=seealso>You can change the following properties for a control 
 using the Layout options in the Properties and Formatting dialog box:</p>
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<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Position</B></span> </p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Left</B></span>: Determine 
 the distance between the left edge of the object and the left border of 
 the section. </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Top</B></span>: Determine 
 the distance between the top edge of the object and the top of the section.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Size</p></li>
</ul>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 Some settings may not be visible or enabled depending on the object you 
 select. </p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Width</B></span>: Determine 
 whether the object's width is dynamic, which means it can be adjusted 
 automatically to better fit the entire document. This option is not available 
 for sections or panel stacks. The Width mode is:</p></li>
		<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed at</B></span>: 
 The objects's width does not change from the size you specify.</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height</B></span>: 
 Determines whether the object's height is dynamic, which means it can 
 be adjusted automatically to better fit the entire document. This option 
 is not available for sections or panel stacks. The Height mode is:</p></li>
		<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed at</B></span>: 
 The objects's height does not change from the size you specify.</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Text overflow (HTML)</B></span>: determines how 
 to display the text when it is larger than the dimensions of the text 
 field. This property is available only for text fields. The options are:</p></li>
		<ul type="circle" class="whs5">
			
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Clip</B></span>: displays only the text that can 
 fit within the size of the text field. </p></li>
			
<li class=p-Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><p class=Topic-Text-Bulleted-2><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scroll</B></span>: displays a scroll bar to allow 
 a user to view all of the text. The scroll bar is displayed for View Mode 
 and Interactive Mode in MicroStrategy Web, and when the document is exported 
 to HTML. The scroll bar is most useful when the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Height 
 mode</B></span> is set to <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed</B></span>.</p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Title Height</B></span>: 
 Determine the height of the title. Enter a number of inches in the <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed at __ Inches </B></span>text box.</p></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Grid </p></li>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Data source<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Determine the report that is used to populate the selected grid.</span></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Shortcut<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Determine whether or not to set the data source as a shortcut. Checking 
 the Shortcut box deactivates the View option.</span></p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>View</B></span>: Determine 
 the mode in which the grid is displayed once the document is executed. 
 You can select either Grid, Graph, or Grid and Graph view. </p></li>
	</ul>
</ul>
<p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span><span>: 
 The following settings will apply to you depending on which view you choose. 
 </span></p>
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	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Grid Overflow (HTML)<span 
 style="font-weight: normal;">: Determine the behavior of the grid if it 
 overflows beyond the boundaries of the document. The options are:</span></p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs2">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Scroll<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Enables the user to see the entire grid even if it expands larger than 
 the document.</span></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3"><span><B>Clip</B></span><span 
 style="font-weight: normal;">: Crops the grid to fit the document size. 
 </span></p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Grid Overflow (PDF &amp; 
 Excel)<span style="font-weight: normal;">: Determine the behavior of the 
 grid if it overflows beyond the boundaries of the document. </span><span 
 style="font-weight: normal;">This setting applies only if the document 
 in View Mode is displayed in PDF or is exported to PDF or Excel. By default, 
 documents in View Mode are displayed in HTML. The options are:</span></p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs2">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Fit to grid contents<span 
 style="font-weight: normal;">: </span></p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Clip<span style="font-weight: normal;">: 
 Crops the grid to fit the document size. </span></p></li>
		</ul>
	</ul>
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph Overflow 
 (PDF)</B></span>: Determine the behavior of the graph if it overflows beyond 
 the boundaries of the document. This setting applies only if the document 
 in View Mode is displayed in PDF or is exported to PDF or Excel. By default, 
 documents in View Mode are displayed in HTML. A project administrator 
 can specify a document's execution mode. The options are:</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs2">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">None</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Vertical</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Horizontal</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Quick switch</B></span>: 
 Determines whether a user can switch between viewing the grid or the graph 
 by clicking a button in Editable, Interactive, or View Mode. This option 
 is displayed only when View mode is set to Grid or to Graph. For more 
 information, see 
<a HREF="Quick_Switch_for_GG.htm">Enabling Quick Switch 
 for Grid/Graph controls</a>.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Spacing</B></span><span>: 
 Determine graph or graph and grid spacing. Enter the number of spacing 
 inches in the text box. </span></p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol type="disc" class="whs7">
	<ul type="square" class="whs2">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid Position</B></span>: 
 Determine grid positioning in the document. The options are:</p></li>
		<ul type="square" class="whs2">
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Top</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Bottom</p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Left </p></li>
			
<li class=p><p class="whs3">Right</p></li>
		</ul>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Grid Area</B></span>: 
 Determine the percentage of area that the grid will cover. </p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
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